Holly S. Warner

I thought my life was going to revolve around flipping burgers and taking orders, living the dreadful 9-5, working a job that I knew was not meant for me long term, it was a stepping stone to get me where I am today, seeing as I dropped out of school in the 10th grade to start working and supporting myself due to the situation I was faced at in that time of my life. My faith in knowing that everything would always work out for me and my will to live and keep going even through the darkest, toughest moments of my life are definitely what I attribute my success to. I’ve always had this deep knowing within my soul that I was made for more, I just could never get it to rise within and prosper the way I envisioned it in my mind, it wasn’t the right time, there were lessons to be learned in order to receive and appreciate when the blessing arrived. That time for me is NOW!

Do not limit yourself to one thing, there are millions of things you can do and don’t even know you can do them yet. Just try, keep an open mind and an open heart and your dreams will not fail to come to surface. You can do anything you put your mind to as long as you believe in yourself. Quit waiting for someone else to pat you on the back when you’re capable of doing it yourself! Limitations only exist if you believe they exist.

No matter what your background, no matter what you've been through, and no matter how you think about a situation because of what you've went through in your life does not mean you are not capable of doing meaningful and empowering things for yourself and others. Make a difference, even if you don’t have close friends or family to leave a legacy for, leave it for yourself and for the generations to come.. Just because your past was hard doesn’t mean your future has to be, you have the power to create the change you’d like to see in the world, who we know and see ourselves to be from within will have no choice but to project out into the world, remember how powerful you are ♥️

The biggest challenge in my field right now is not going out and being able to talk to the girls or get them excited for the program that we offer. It's actually the economy, lack of free resources & that minimum wage is as low as low can be, there are single mothers out here working 2 and 3 jobs just to try and make a way for their children, child care is high, food is expensive, utilities, gas, public transportation, the list goes on of the daily expenses expected to pay to live in this country, and then they still have to come home and cook for their kids, bathe their kids, spend quality time with their kids, clean the house, do laundry ETC. Women are tired at the end of the day and sleep deprived but they continue to push through because they have no other choice. Even though our program is, to me, super cheap at $50 a year, a woman working day and night is still 99% of the time living paycheck to paycheck and doesn’t have the time, money or transportation to get their kids to and from or enrolled into any extracurricular activities.

Communication, Honesty & Authenticity. In order for anything to come to a conclusion we must be able to listen first and express ourselves and our feelings in a calm, respectful nature, otherwise there is just no point in having the conversation. Be honest at all times even when it’s hard, no one is perfect, we all make mistakes, if you need help, say you need help, if you don’t understand something, ask for clarification, if something isn’t right, speak up, that’s the only way to learn and evolve into the greatest YOU! Be authentic, you are here to shine your light, so shine it bright, without fear of rejection, be proud of who you are no matter what you’ve been through. You aren’t the things that happened to you, that once broke you, look around you for the things that are here to help rebuild YOU and do those things!